Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Child mortality rate
Ghana
5.2%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
5.4%
in 2019
Ghana rank
32nd
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Child mortality rate over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.4% against 5.2% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 204 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.7% | 18.6% | 5.1% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 19.4% | 14.1% | 5.3% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 10.3% | 5.8% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 8.8% | 4.9% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 7.7% | 3.3% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.1% | 2.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 0.5% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.4% against 5.2% in Ghana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Ghana ranks 32nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of death before the age of five.